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Matthew 11:16

16 oBut whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their oofellows,

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Matthew 11:16 — The New International Version (NIV)

16 To what can I compare this generation? They are like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling out to others:

Matthew 11:16 — English Standard Version (ESV)

16 But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling to their playmates,

Matthew 11:16 — New Living Translation (NLT)

16 To what can I compare this generation? It is like children playing a game in the public square. They complain to their friends,

Matthew 11:16 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

16 But to what shall I liken this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling to their companions,

Matthew 11:16 — New Century Version (NCV)

16 “What can I say about the people of this time? What are they like? They are like children sitting in the marketplace, who call out to each other,

Matthew 11:16 — American Standard Version (ASV)

16 But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the marketplaces, who call unto their fellows

Matthew 11:16 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

16 But to whom shall I liken this generation? It is like children sitting in the markets, which, calling to their companions,

Matthew 11:16 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

16 “How can I describe the people who are living now? They are like children who sit in the marketplaces and shout to other children, 

Matthew 11:16 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

16 To what should I compare this generation? It’s like children sitting in the marketplaces who call out to each other:

Matthew 11:16 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

16 But to what will I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling to one another,

Matthew 11:16 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

16 “But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces who call out to one another,

Matthew 11:16 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

16 “What can I compare today’s people to? They are like children sitting in the market places and calling out to others. They say,

Matthew 11:16 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

16 But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the market places, who call out to the other children,


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